Dont Do Disney ... Without Us

We talk about planning our trips to both Disneyland and Walt Disney World

We start season two of our podcast by taking on two of the biggest Disney stories in recent weeks: the soon-to-FINALLY-be-opened Tron Lightcycle/Run coaster at Magic Kingdom and the situation surrounding Ron DeSantis' takeover of the Reedy Creek Improvement District.   Thanks for sticking with us while we've been on a bit of a real life-imposed break! If you're new here and enjoy our content, please consider subscribing. E-mail: dontdodisney@gmail.com Twitter: @wdwaristocrafts Instagram: @wdw_aristocrafts Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wdwaristocrafts

This week we are joined by Cinemablend writer Dirk Libbey. We find out what it is like to work for a theme park news outlet. Does Disney require you to say nice things to maintain your press credentials? Is Epic Universe anything to worry about? Who decides what stories to report on? You will find the answer to all of these questions in the episode.  Email: dontdodisney@gmail.com Twitter: @wdwaristocrafts IG: @wdw_aristocrafts   FB: @wdwaristocrafts

We react to the announcements made at the Parks Panel during the D23 2022 Expo. We didn't love everything, but we certainly didn't hate anything.   Email: dontdodisney@gmail.com Twitter: @wdwaristocrafts IG: @wdw_aristocrafts   FB: @wdwaristocrafts

We are back from the 2022 One Family Pin Trading event at Epcot and we tell you about what the event was like. We also talk about our recent trip to the Hoop Dee Doo review at Fort Wilderness and how our expectations met reality. Typhoon Lagoon has a summer after hours event called H2O Glow Nights - we attempted to go during our trip but it was cancelled due to weather. Finally, tell you our Heroes and Villains of the week. Email: dontdodisney@gmail.com

Recorded during the Pride48.com live-streaming weekend. We brought in reinforcements in the form of one of our favorite Disney YouTubers - Jen Lefforge. We interview Jen about her life and talk about what it is like to have a gay son, her experience as a pastor, and how she came to start a super successful Disney YouTube channel. In the second half of the show we answer some questions from the live chatroom audience and present our 15 favorite things to do at the Disney parks as adults. Jen Lefforge can be found at: Jen Lefforge - YouTube and Jen Lefforge (@Jenlefforge) / Twitter Make sure to check out her Disney Podcast Unlimited Time Magic with Jen & Liam - YouTube or wherever fine podcasts are served.  Email: dontdodisney@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/wdwaristocrafts IG: @wdw_aristocrafts / https://www.instagram.com/wdw_aristocrafts/ FB: https://facebook.com/wdwaristocrafts

This week we share our tips on how to survive Walt Disney World in the hottest months of the year. Florida in the summer can be brutal, these are 6 things that we do every day here in Florida to keep us comfortable outside.  News Stories Disney has shared the menu for the new Boardwalk Deli - which is set to open late this summer. Railroad track has been delivered and the first group of Cast Members have begun their training for the return of the Walt Disney World Railroad. MagicBand+ launches on July 27th at Walt Disney World

We have compiled a list of 10 things that we think are overrated at Walt Disney World. These are, of course, only our opinions and you may be of a completely different mindset. Make sure to let us know if you agree, disagree or feel that we overlooked something major.  Email: dontdodisney@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/wdwaristocrafts IG: @wdw_aristocrafts / https://www.instagram.com/wdw_aristocrafts/ FB: https://facebook.com/wdwaristocrafts

In this episode we talk about our usage of Genie+ in both the Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom. We also give a mini-review of the new incarnation of Finding Nemo: The Musical known as Finding Nemo: The Big Blue ... and beyond.  Email: DontDoDisney@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/wdwaristocrafts IG: @wdw_aristocrafts / https://www.instagram.com/wdw_aristocrafts/ FB: https://facebook.com/wdwaristocrafts

In this episode we answer a listener email regarding an upcoming trip to Disneyland. We give advice about Genie Plus, Park-hopping, and dining options. While we fully acknowledge that we are less knowledgeable about the west coast parks - we feel that the advice that we gave was fair for any Disney park. If you have different opinions, make sure to let us know either in the comments or via email. Email: dontdodisney@gmail.com

Today we contrast our Disney Cruise from 2019 with the Royal Caribbean cruise that we are currently on. Not everything is Apples to Apples but we cover the comparisons that we feel are appropriate.  Email: dontdodisney@gmail.com

This week we talk about our picks for the top five table service restaurants at Walt Disney World. Let us know if you think we left a restaurant off of the list! News this week includes: The return of the Hoop-Dee-Doo Review, Walt Disney World Store, Pirates re-opening at Disneyland, and a Disney Springs Art Walk coming soon. Email: dontdodisney@gmail.com

We talk about our recent trip to the Fort Wilderness Campground. We find out if it is worth it to rent a golf cart while you are staying there. News of the week includes: The Disney Wonder returning to Alaska, Fantasmic! returning at Disneyland, Elemental from Pixar, and FitBits for Rhinos. We finish up with our Heroes and Villains of the week. Email: dontdodisney@gmail.com

We talk about Typhoon Lagoon at Walt Disney World and why you should absolutely check it out on your next vacation. Guardians will use a virtual queue when it opens, new photopass options for Star Wars Day, MagicBand+ will launch this summer at WDW, Tale of the Lion King will open at Disneyland, Disney partners with Build-A-Bear, and new concept art shows what Epcot will look like after all of the construction is done.  Email: dontdodisney@gmail.com

We tinker slightly with the show format on this episode by placing the "main" topic to the front, followed by news and then "Heroes & Villains". The hope is that it will make the show feel more conversational and less "newsy". That being said, we talk about Dapper Day at Disney Hollywood Studios and our use of Genie+ in the park for the day. We also catch up with interesting news items for the week ahead. Email: dontdodisney@gmail.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/wdwaristocrafts

A sneak preview of "Finding Nemo: The Big Blue ... and Beyond" was released, Terminal C opens at MCO, a new dining package for Cirque du Soleil and the opening of Connections Cafe & Eatery are in the news. For the main segment we talk about the returning nighttime entertainment at Disneyland and wonder if we will ever get another nighttime parade at Disney World? We finish up by telling you our Heroes and Villains of the week.  Email: dontdodisney@gmail.com

Today we talk about returning parades, returning meet & greets, a reopening park, and the Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind rollercoaster. We wrap up the show with our heroes and villains of the week. Email: dontdodisney@gmail.com

We cover a ton of Disney news this week including: Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind opening date, Encanto projection show at Disneyland, and changes to Kite Tales at Animal Kingdom. We talk about our recent visit to the signature dining restaurant Jiko at Animal Kingdom Lodge. Finally we each give our Hero and Villain of the week. Email: dontdodisney@gmail.com

Fresh off of a "Keys of the Kingdom" tour and a showing of "Cirque Du Soleil: Drawn to Life" we talk about our experiences. We let you know about things coming up this week in the Disneyverse, and end the show with our Heroes and Villains of the week. The Hoop Dee Doo Review is coming back, Full character greetings return, the 2022 Pin Trading event at EPCOT is announced and more!  Email: dontdodisney@gmail.com

A single rider line has been added to Web Slingers at DCA, DLP welcomes back character dining, more details about H2O Glow Nights at Typhoon Lagoon, and the Disney Cultural Representative Program is coming back in August. Daniel wonders if their Keys of the Kingdom tour on Monday will coincide with Bob Chapek's investor summit that is taking place the same day. We also talk about some new details for "Finding Nemo: The Big Blue ... and Beyond" which will be coming to Animal Kingdom later this year. Finally, we speculate as to why Magic Kingdom restaurants are so incredibly mediocre.  Email: dontdodisney@gmail.com

We talk about upcoming events & announcements: Guest Relations Closing, Mask Policy Update, Shanghai Disneyland Closing, Tumble Monkeys, Victoria & Alberts, and H2O Glow Nights at Typhoon Lagoon. Our main story of the week is the new DVC hotel for the Polynesian Resort as well as the sunsetting of the Spirit of Aloha dinner show. Email: dontdodisney@gmail.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/wdwaristocrafts

We talk about covid restrictions being lessened at Disneyland Paris while at the same time they are increasing at Shanghai Disneyland. The annual stockholder meeting was held this past week with some very surprising takeaways. It feels like Disney has painted every food item some shade of green for the coming St. Patrick's day week.  Email: dontdodisney@gmail.com

This week we talk about new things coming up for both Disney Cruise Line, and Disney Plus. In what we felt was a very slow news week we talk about new cupcakes, new pins, and being a guest on another podcast. We end with our Hero & Villain of the week.  Email: dontdodisney@gmail.com

Today we talk about new things heading to the theme parks for the coming week: Flower and Garden Festival, Festival of Fantasy Parade, and The Food and Wine Festival at DCA. We also talk about the biggest story in the Disneysphere this past week: The Galactic Starcruiser Media Event. Finally we give you our Hero and Villain of the week.  EMail: dontdodisney@gmail.com YT: https://youtube.com/wdwaristocrafts

In our very first episode, we talk about the ending of the Festival of the Arts and the arrival of the Flower and Garden Festival at EPCOT. We also share a story about how much longer before we can easily walk through future world. Finally, we both share our Hero & Villain of the week.   Email: dontdodisney@gmail.com